Society is like a schoolmaster who estimates boys according to their conformity to a standard that is easiest for running a school. — Henry Sidgwick Copy Share Image
“The mysterious Enoch Root meets 8-year-old Benjamin Franklin, Boston, 1713: "Do I look like a schoolmaster to you?" "No, but you talk like one." "You know something of schoolmasters, do you?" "Yes, sir," the boy says, faltering a bit as… — Neal Stephenson Copy Share Image